What Is the Difference Between a Designed Order and a Spontaneous

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Essay

What is the difference between a designed order and a spontaneous (or emerging) order? How might this difference be drawn upon by someone who wished critically to respond to Aquinas arguments for the existence of God?

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Definitions:

Antislavery Petitions

Formal requests made to a governing body or public official, aiming to end or restrict the institution of slavery.

David Walker

An African American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist who published an appeal in 1829 calling for the end of slavery and for equal rights for black people.

Violent Uprising

An aggressive and often armed rebellion against an authority or government.

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and compelled to work without wages.